socherryknits

I have a resolution. I realise it's 18 days into the New Year already, but I was thinking about a resolution I really wanted to achieve this year instead of something like not buying yarn in 2008. That just wouldn't work out for me - I would have my knitting needles crossed as I said it. So I have it: 202 days until the start of the Beijing Olympics . In these 202 days I want to either complete or frog the following wips so that I will be prepared to take on the Olympic knitting challenge - which this year will be the completion of Rogue (stop laughing - I can do this!) I have gauged Rogue - I know the needle size I need, the yarn is bought - I'm practically finished already! At the moment I'm working on the 3 projects above - The Force scarf is a concentration/home one, the Summertime Tunic is a knitting group/work one, and the crochet wrap is for when my hands hurt from too much knitting! These blasted armwarmers are practically finished - I'm up to the thumb of t...

... but I didn't want to blog until Earnshaw was done. And now it is! (Yes I am hugging the radiator - it's freezing in Glasgow, and daylight for decent photographs is but a distant memory) Earnshaw has a couple of problems ... ... it is a little wide. In fact I could fit one and half of me in it. It has a breathtakingly strange-looking hood ... ... and the sleeves were a tad long. But it is most definately loved! I can finally blog about The Force scarf for the boy. Currently at 'orce be with you'; it will eventually say 'May the Force be with you'. The idea being that the force is always with you even if see it you cannot... Above is the front view, and below is from the side - it's called Shadow Knitting, and I believe it originated in Japan. I got the idea from a girl on Craftster and thought it would be a great Christmas present for the boy. (Yes I did wrap it on the needles ... ) Whilst tidying away the Christmas decorations, the boy was struck with o...